Afghan crucible : the Soviet invasion and the making of modern Afghanistan

This book offers a new global history of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, exploring the conflict both within and beyond the framework of the Cold War, and focusing on many of the different groups involved in and impacted by the war of the 1980s.

Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Leake, Elisabeth (VerfasserIn)
Format: E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2022
Ausgabe:First edition
Schlagworte:Civil war Cold War Electronic books Afghanistan-Konflikt Ost-West-Konflikt Geschichte
Umfang:1 online resource (350 pages)
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:This book offers a new global history of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, exploring the conflict both within and beyond the framework of the Cold War, and focusing on many of the different groups involved in and impacted by the war of the 1980s.
Intro -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Maps -- List of Abbreviations -- Maps -- Prologue -- Introduction -- 1. Afghanistan's Many Pasts -- 2. Kabul -- 3. Moscow -- 4. Islamabad -- 5. Peshawar-Panjshir -- 6. Washington -- 7. Nasir Bagh -- 8. Geneva -- 9. Back to Kabul -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Note on Sources -- Further Reading -- Notes -- Abbreviations -- Prologue -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Epilogue -- Index.
Beschreibung:Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
Beschreibung:1 online resource (350 pages)
ISBN:9780192584861
0192584863
9780198846017
0198846010